I'm really upset with Pledgemusic because they know so very well that every few months, they shoot me an email saying,
"Hey! Remember that thing you love? From way back in the day? Well, check this sh*t out!"
Pledgemusic is a direct-to-fan music platform, and their sole focus is raising funds for musicians. They don't get their grubby hands into ownership or rights over the content, they encourage artists to contribute to charities as part of their projects, work with artists to offer all sorts of exclusive content to pledgers, and is accessible internationally to unite fans worldwide toward the creation of wonderful and unique musical items for the most rabid of a band's fanatical followers.
Presently en route to my home is the
Orb's Further Adventures Live 2016 25th Anniversary DVD+3LP box set, which was my first encounter with Pledgemusic. But today, they popped up in my email saying...
"Psssssst! Look at the thing!"
Now available for pre-order is something special for Close Personal Friends of Al Yankovic. Having grown up with every Al album from his self-titled debut to the present, my nerdcore childhood would never have been the same without him. And to celebrate his discography and 34 years of mandatory fun, Pledge has pulled out all the stops and created the ultimate Al treasure.
SQUEEZE BOX, as it is titled, contains all 14 studio albums plus a bonus
Medium Rarities album of demos and rare tracks. All albums have been remastered and pressed on 150-gram vinyl. The set also includes a 100-page collector’s book of rare photos and memorabilia.
It is available in multiple levels of insanity, the highest of which includes a signed test pressing of your choice of any one of the original 14 studio albums, a Zoetrope-animated turntable mat, retro-style "WEIRD Al" pennant, a magnetic build-your-own-Al, Commemorative t-shirt, and a
CUSTOM PAIR OF WEIRD AL SOCKS!
And for $1500 they'll ship you a signed test press of every one of the albums in the collection... though all 27 copies quickly sold out.
And, oh yeah, the entire set is packaged in a
custom-created replica of Al’s signature accordion!
Shut up and take my money.
